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NOVEMBER 5, 2018 CITY OF KITCHENER
The Finance and Corporate Services Committee met this date, commencing at 6:01 p.m.
Present: Councillor S. Davey - Chair
Councillors F. Etherington, Y. Fernandes, K. Galloway-Sealock, J. Gazzola, B. Ioannidis,
S. Marsh, D. Schnider and P. Singh.
Staff: D. Chapman, Chief Administrative Officer
M. May, Deputy CAO & General Manager, Community Services
V. Raab, General Manager, Corporate Services
J. Readman, General Manager, Development Services
J. Lautenbach, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services
D. McGoldrick, General Manager, Infrastructure Services
B. Bennett, Manager, Business Development
C. Kozlowski, Executive Assistant, Community Services
J. Rodrigues, Committee Administrator
1. DSD-18-145 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION - REEP GRANT
REQUEST
The Committee considered Development Services Department report DSD-18-145, dated
October 18, 2018, recommending the allocation of $30,907. to the Waterloo Region Green
Solutions, Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP). The Committee was in receipt this date
of 2018 Annual Report to
the Community.
Ms. Mary Jane Patterson, Executive Director, and Mr. Dave Blake, Associate Director, REEP
Green Solutions, provided a PowerPoint presentation outlining the REEP Annual Report. They
provided an overview of the work that is undertaken by REEP, including incentives for
homeowners to energy retrofit their home, the Zero Waste Challenge, home energy evaluations,
climate adaptation through Rain Smart Neighbourhoods, and the REEP House for Sustainable
Living. They requested support for the funding request to assist with programs such as the Home
Energy Retrofit Incentive Program.
Councillor S. Marsh advised she wished to connect with City staff in the coming weeks to discuss
incorporating -year funding into the annual budget process, rather than requesting
Council to pass a motion
funding. He noted this requires Council to render a decision on an annual basis to move the
grant request into a budget allocation.
In response to questions, Ms. Patterson advised she would provide Council with a draft of
On motion by Councillor S. Marsh -
it was resolved:
That, subject to the 2019 budget deliberations, $30,907 be allocated to Waterloo Region
Green Solutions, Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP), as part of the Utilities
2019 Capital Budget, as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-18-
2. CSD-18-088 COMMUNITY GRANTS APPEAL PROCESS UPDATE
The Committee considered Community Services Department report CSD-18-088, dated October
16, 2018, recommending permanent delegation of the community grant (Tier 1 and Tier 2)
appeals process to a panel of staff.
In response to questions, Mr. M. May advised staff is considering conducting a review of the
overall grant process, noting this would include community engagement with the
grant recipients. He stated staff would discuss the review with Council when building the next
business plan, adding staff haveidentified a number of efficiencies and ways to strengthen the
language in the policy to make it clearer for community groups.
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2. CSD-18-088
The following motion was voted on and Carried on a recorded vote with Councillors S. Marsh,
D. Schnider, K. Galloway-Sealock, B. Ioannidis, P. Singh, and S. Davey voting in favour; and,
Councillors J. Gazzola, Y. Fernandes, and F. Etherington voting in opposition.
On motion by Councillor P. Singh -
it was resolved:
That the community grant (Tier 1 and Tier 2) appeals process be delegated to a panel of
staff on a permanent basis, as outlined in Community Services Department report CSD-
18-088.
3. ADJOURNMENT
On motion, this meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
J. Rodrigues
Committee Administrator